QS World University Ranking by Subject ranked the Universidad de Navarra among the best in Social Sciences. The ranking assess university reputation considering four indicators: academic reputation, employer's opinion, research citations and an index that allows to asses research production among scientists.

The main areas studied in the classification, which include different subjects, are Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Science and Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.

The Universidad de Navarra outstands in eight of them: Accounting and Finance, Business and Management Studies, Communication & Media Studies, 51 to 100 position; Philosophy and Law, 101-150 position; Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 151-200 position; and Medicine and Economy, 201-250 position of the ranking.

QS processed submissions from 4.226 universities but only 945 were included in the ranking.